[gynn]

Nottinghamshire Council have shown that peeing on a war memorial is not the only way of insulting the efforts of our armed forces.

What really annoys me about this story is the fact that there were so many chances for the Council to put things right, which were missed. The Council bailiff who called round to the soldier's house should have been straight back onto his employer to warn them of the cock up, but he didn't. Why? Obviously because he was a jumped up jobsworth.

The traffic warden who the soldier showed his stump to should have been straight back onto his employer to warn them of the cock up, but he didn't. Why? Obviously because (by his own admission), he was a jumped up jobsworth.

But worst of all, the service director Paul McKay is guilty of the worst possible act of jobsworthiness. Obviously terrified about covering his back, he couldn't admit to the mistake, but instead comes out with a totally insulting comment. “We will urgently assess whether Mr Lee meets the eligibility criteria for a disabled parking badge."

Absolutely shameful!

And, incidentally, to all the people at Hyndburn wallowing in the Audit Commission assessment of our Council, be aware that the Audit Commission thinks that Nottinghamshire Council "performs well"!